BY MARTYN NAMORONG
The Namorong Report
A POLICE VEHICLE DRIVES PAST Murray Barracks late in the afternoon. The situation is eerily calm like the atmosphere at a graveyard.
As I walk along the Murray Barracks fence I come across a street vendor. Jenny, from Wabag, sells buai outside Murray Barracks near the main gate and bus stop.
Business is good today…. yep mutineers are good customers. She’s looking forward to staying tonight if the mutiny continues.
On the other side of the road soldiers eye the mutineers. Jenny watches the eyeing-off contest as it progresses all day.
As I chat with Jenny, one of the mutineers comes over to buy buai. He warns us not to venture from our homes tomorrow.
Even if the coup is over, recent history has shown how soldiers from Taurama can go on a rampage. The owners of a service station at Manu have memories of that experience.
As I walk home I see a convey of the mutineers driving back in civilian vehicles, all Toyota Hilux 5th elements with guns mounted on top.
Martyn - Appreciate your comments from the ground. You offer a different perspective.
Posted by: Craige Brown | 28 January 2012 at 06:37 PM